Regional four-day semis

[mikesiva]

1st Semi-Final: Barbados v Jamaica at Bridgetown
Apr 19-22, 2014 (10:00 local | 14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)

2nd Semi-Final: Trinidad & T v Windward Is at Port of Spain
Apr 19-22, 2014 (10:00 local | 14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)

Watch here:

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[mikesiva]

"Ramdin is one of two changes to the squad that played Guyana last weekend. He replaces wicketkeeper Steven Katwaroo, while Akeal Hosein has overcome the thigh injury that ruled him out of T&T’s last four matches. Jonathan Augustus makes way for him."

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T&T squad: Denesh Ramdin (Captain), Adrian Barath, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Jason Mohammed, Imran Khan, Rayad Emrit, Shannon Gabriel, Amit Jaggernauth, Ricky Jaipaul, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons, Akeal Hosein

[mikesiva]

"Fresh from retaining the WICB first-class title dubbed the President's Trophy, Barbados have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the semi-final match against Jamaica for the Headley/Weekes Trophy at Kensington Oval, April 19-22."

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Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute.



[mikesiva]

I guess Jaggernauth won't be playing after all....

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“I played the last game in Guyana and I am not enjoying playing first-class cricket again. The chances of me getting back on the West Indies team right now are very slim,” he explained. While he enjoyed representing T&T, the off-spinner said: “I am not enjoying playing regional cricket because there is not really any motivation. “If you look at it realistically, I don’t see myself getting back on a West Indies team.”

[Colin Benjamin]

From a West Indies perspective It doesn't matter too much who wins this. I will just be monitoring individual performaces of certain players, hoping they achieve certain things:

- Continued good bowling from Taylor & Gabriel

- Lil Bravo scoring a hundred to get some confidence and keep his doubters quiet

- A Hundred from K Braithwaite. He certainly is a future test opener, but he needs to start showing he can score hundreds at FC level.

[Colin Benjamin]

I guess Jaggernauth won't be playing after all....

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“I played the last game in Guyana and I am not enjoying playing first-class cricket again. The chances of me getting back on the West Indies team right now are very slim,” he explained. While he enjoyed representing T&T, the off-spinner said: “I am not enjoying playing regional cricket because there is not really any motivation. “If you look at it realistically, I don’t see myself getting back on a West Indies team.”

Fair reasons by Jaggers, if you not motived makes no sense playing. He probably could have played a bit more test for windies I agree circa 2008-2011, he was certainly a better bowler at FC level than Miller or Benn who got chances around that time.

But when Bishoo/Shillingford/Narine started emerging in recent years, his chances of getting recalled became impossible.

[mikesiva]

T&T XI: D Ramdin*, Darren Bravo, R Emrit, S Gabriel, A Hosein, R Jaipaul, I Khan, E Lewis, J Mohammed, M Richards, L Simmons.

WWI XI: L Sebastien*, S Ambris, J Charles, R Currency, D Johnson, K Lesporis, M Matthew, N Pascal, K Peters, D Smith, T Theophile.


BAR – *K. Brathwaite, Phillips, Stoute, Carter, Hope, +Dowrich, C. Brathwaite, Nurse, Benn, F. Edwards, Cummins

JAM – Campbell, Bonner, Blackwood, *Lambert, McCarthy, +Baugh, Bernard, Miller, Jacobs, Taylor, Cottrell

[mikesiva]

Kirk Edwards has been sidelined with a groin injury

Marlon Samuels has been sidelined with a hamstring injury

WICKET! K. Brathwaite lbw b Bernard 15, played back and across full length delivery; Ump: Nero

WICKET! Phillips c Blackwood b Jacobs 33, swept to backward square leg

WICKET! Hope run out (Blackwood) 28, direct hit at bowler’s end from mid-on

WICKET! Carter c Bonner b Jacobs 15, reflex catch at forward short leg from a slog/sweep

[mikesiva]

Windwards 0/1 (0.1 Overs). Smith b Gabriel 0. First ball. Smith plays on. Lonh hop from Gabriel but bad shot from Smith.

Windwards 30/2 (8.1 Overs). Charles c Lewis b Gabriel 8. Caught at second slip. Really good, sharp catch from Lewis.

Windwards 49/3 (12.4 Overs). Theophile c Gabriel b Richards 30. Goes for the pull but only gets a top edge. Good catch.

Windwards 112/4 (27.2 Overs). Lesporis b Khan 39. Bowled him. Khan bowls Lesporis around his legs. That's the session.

WICKET! WWI 136/5 (32.3 Overs). Ambris run out Ramdin 44. Ohh, this isn't good. It's a terrible throw but Ramdin makes up for it.

[AFRO]

Really disappointed in Darren...needs to deliver in the second innings.

Johnson has really crept under the radar but he keeps taking wickets..could he be a dark horse for the NZ series with Roach and Rampaul not fit right now?

Good to see Ambris get a lickle 44 aswell..while Dowrich continues his good form and Campbell is still in too.

Also it looks like Jacobs outperformed mikes husband AGAIN!!...what is going on with your old man old boy?